Seminar 9: Health and IOs by Cristina Sáenz Pérez

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insufficient fundings specially highlighted after covid

Dependency on voluntary contributions

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The doners choose where the money goes

Bureaucratic and slow decision-making

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No enforcement mechanisms

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Influence of private funding

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large foundations provide massive funding leading to concerns that private interests dictate global health priorities over the needs

Dependecy on major contributors

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When major contributors (like the US) withdraw, the financial shock is severe, forcing staff cuts and programme reductions

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political disagreements can slow decisions

More funding to issues that concerns richest countries

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Recommendations being non-binding

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Many members

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Must navigate the geopolitical interests of nearly 200 member states

Superpower influence

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Organizations often find themselves stuck in the middle of geopolitical rivalries such as the Us-China tensions

Outcomes not directly attributable

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trump

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he reduced the fundings to WHO and demands from major powers like china for greater representation

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Accountability processes in global health are complex, inconsistent, and poorly defined, making it difficult to evaluate performance or enforce standards.

Slow response times

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IO's are often criticized for being too "top- heavy" and bureaucratic, leading to slow responses of crises

Pressure from powerful countries

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Western- centric priorities

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They often prioritize diseases that affect the west and not major diseases affecting regions in the global south

slow response due to excess of bureaucracy

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How to ensure funding from states to face presenta and future challenges

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Conditions

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Countries are not equal and directions are not curated for every country (they all face different challenges economical and social)

Private donors can help, but they may also skew priorities away from global needs.

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